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Nathan,
This mask looks like the Cressi-sub full face mask, however there are
apparently two manufacturers of this design. One is of course Cressi-sub
and the other is a "copier" somewhere in the Far East. The masks are
essentially equal as far as I have been told.
I use a Cressi-sub mask nowadays because the water is cold, and I chose it
over others only because it is dead cheap. It is the only mask that
requires a mouthpiece inside, so diving it is essentially like using a
half mask (you clear it through the nose, and you do need to anti-fog it
before each dive). Do not listen to the ones who say a mouthpiece is not
necessary, they are just waiting for a CO2 blackout some day.
When the mask is seated properly it is easy to grip the nose, but a
problem I am having right now is that there is really no place for my
upper lip between the top of the reg (Poseidon Jetstream, a good choice
that I will defend in a second) and the bottom of the nose pocket. What
happens is that as I pull the lip back the nose pocket moves away from the
nose and now it is much harder to get a good grip on the nose while
equalising. I would like to hear how others deal with this. It's almost
ok on the surface but as soon as I start to descend the water pressure
squeezes the upper lip quite flat.
The reason for using the Jetstream reg is that it does not have an exhaust
tee touching the chin portion of the mask. What happens in many cases is
that an ordinary reg is pushed out by the mask and ends up in this awkward
position where the mouthpiece points down inside the mask and pushes on
the lower lip. With the Jetstream the reg can be twisted up or down more
freely, so that it feeds straight into the mouth.
Having said this you must think the mask is less than ideal, and maybe it
is. But I will continue to use mine, more or less happily, at least until
I can afford an AGA (anyone in for a trade???).
Egil.
Was browsing through Diver's Supply Online catalog and came across
their Sea-Elite Full Face Mask for $59! Has anyone ever used this
particular mask, that can comment on its performance, quality of
construction, etc? Specifically, will it work with a SP G250?
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Egil Aabel Naesguthe
Queen's University E-mail: egil@me*.qu*.ca*
Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Kingston, ON Phone: +1 613-545 6730
K7L 3N6
Canada Fax: +1 613-545 6489
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